High AP English Literature and Composition
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Number of Credits
1
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Estimated Completion Time
2 Semesters
Pre Requisites
English 1, 2, and 3
Description
This course provides high school students with college-level instruction in active, close reading and analysis of imaginative literature. Through the close reading of carefully selected works of literary merit, students learn to consider how a work's style, figurative language, theme, and other literary elements contribute to its cultural significance. The approach to analyzing prose and poetry allows students to establish connections, make observations about textual details, and sharpen their understanding of these nuances through their own writing. This course will effectively prepare students for the AP Exam and learning beyond the exam by enabling them to read, analyze, and write about complex texts.
Access the link below to view the standards from the Florida Department of Education:
Course description: http://www.cpalms.org/Public/PreviewCourse/Preview/3163
Follow the link below for the College Board description of this course:
https://apstudent.collegeboard.org/apcourse
Note: This course meets one required English credit for high school graduation.
Segment 1
- AP Course and Exam Overview
- The Free Response
- Multiple-Choice Strategies
- Critical Approaches to Literature
- Responding to Prompts
- Claims, Evidence, and Commentary
- Evaluating Student Responses
- Analysis of Dramas, Poetry, Short Stories, and Novels
- Characterization
- Allusion
- Archetype
- Setting
- Point of View
- Narration
- Symbols, Themes, and Motifs
- Plot
- Structure
- Romanticism
- Evaluating Sources
- Research and Argumentation
- MLA Format
- Figurative Language
Segment 2
- Analysis of Dramas, Poetry, Short Stories, and Novels
- Characterization
- Plot
- Narrative Structure
- Point of View
- Dramatic Structure
- Figurative Language
- Villanelles, Odes, and Conceits
- Stichomythia and Puns
- Monologue and Soliloquy
- Sound, Rhythm, and Language Devices
- Allusion
- Tone
- Realism, Regionalism, and Local Color
- Imagery and Symbols
- Claims, Evidence, and Commentary
- Diction and Syntax
- Irony
- Multiple-Choice Strategies
- Effective Essay Responses
Students will read several works of literature and choose two additional full-length works from a list of options provided in the course.
Besides engaging students in challenging curriculum, the course guides students to reflect on their learning and evaluate their progress through a variety of assessments. Assessments can be in the form of practice lessons, multiple choice questions, writing assignments, projects, research papers, oral assessments, and discussions. This course will use the state-approved grading scale. Each course contains a mandatory final exam or culminating project that will be weighted at 20% of the student’s overall grade.***
***Proctored exams can be requested by FLVS at any time and for any reason in an effort to ensure academic integrity. When taking the exam to assess a student’s integrity, the exam must be passed with at least a 59.5% in order to earn credit for the course.
Advanced Placement Policy
Students entering high school grades 9-12 have access to Advanced Placement courses that may result in earning college credit for high school coursework. These courses are used to calculate overall Grade Point Average (GPA) and typically count extra in the calculation. These courses are also available at no charge to Florida public school students, whereas they may have a tuition cost if taken in college. (S. 1003.02, F.S.)
A passing grade in the course will be accepted for high school credit. Postsecondary institutions determine college credit awarded, based on the AP Exam score earned. FLVS strongly encourages students who take AP courses to sit for the course AP Exam in May. Florida students shall be exempt from payment of any fees associated with AP Exam participation, with the exception of late test registration fees incurred by the student.
Courses subject to availability.
Pursuant to s. 1002.20, F.S.; A public school student whose parent makes written request to the school principal shall be exempted from the teaching of reproductive health or any disease, including HIV/AIDS, in accordance with the provisions of s. 1003.42(3). Learn more about the process and which courses contain subject matter where an exemption request can be made.
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